Communication of agonist-induced electrical responses along 'capillaries' in vitro can be modulated by lipopolysaccharide, but not nitric oxide

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 405-413

  Lidington, Darcy ^a   Ouellette, Yves ^a   Tyml, Karel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Electrophysiology; Endothelial cells; Gap junctions; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

3,3 BIS(2 AMINOETHYL) 1 HYDROXY 2 OXOTRIAZENE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DEET; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS;

EID: 0036391988     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000064519     Document Type: Article

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